ReliabilityFirst Corporation
Robert Folt has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Robert began their career in 1977 as the Director of Store Operations at The Milo Corporation, where they worked until 1992. From 1992 to 1994, they served as the Merchandise Director of Professional Haircare at F&M Distributors. Following that, they worked as the Director of Purchasing and Inventory at the Beaute Craft Supply Co./Beauty Systems Group from 1994 to 1999. In the year 2000, they joined ComDoc, Inc. as the Purchasing Manager, a position they held until 2003. Robert then transitioned to CVS Caremark Corporation, where they served as a Store Director from 2003 to 2006. Robert subsequently worked at Salon Ware as a Purchasing and Sales Manager from 2006 to 2008. Finally, they joined ReliabilityFirst Corporation in 2009 and has held various roles, including Senior Compliance Analyst and currently, Principal Analyst.
Robert Folt obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from The University of Akron, where they attended from 1972 to 1977.
ReliabilityFirst Corporation
ReliabilityFirst works to maintain the reliability, security and resilience of the electric grid across 13 states and the District of Columbia, which stretches from the Atlantic Seaboard to Lake Michigan. The electric grid is the backbone of our economy, is critical for our national security and necessary to support our public welfare. In fact, a reliable and secure electric grid is fundamental to our most basic daily routines and needs. Our mission is to ensure that this cornerstone to our national well-being is reliable and secure – not only for today but also for tomorrow. To achieve this mission, we bring together a diverse and broad spectrum of experts from across the nation with various professional, technical, and industry backgrounds. We identify and prioritize risks facing our electric grid; determine sustainable mitigation strategies to address these identified risks; and develop and deploy communication and outreach strategies to drive awareness and further ensure risk resolution. Our team includes electrical engineers, computer engineers and cyber security experts, statisticians and risk experts, attorneys and regulatory experts, professional auditors, systems engineers, organizational design experts, and professional trainers. ReliabilityFirst is one of only six companies across North America that are responsible for this vital work under Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-approved delegation agreements with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). Specifically, our company is responsible for the reliability and security of the electric grid in the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes areas of the United States, which includes all or portions of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia. We are proud to call Cleveland, Ohio our home.